The winner of the 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album. Sacco spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage, emerging with this astonishing first-person account.

From the Publisher:Comic strips reveal the lives of those living in the Muslim enclave of Gorazde during the Bosian war, describing how they survived Serbian attacks that left them without access to the outside world, electricity, or running water.

Annotation:In 1995, journalist Sacco traveled to Bosnia to get a perspective on the lives of those living in the war-ravaged area. Combining hundreds of interviews with his own experiences there, SAFE AREA GORAZADE is the result of that trip. Told in comic book form, Sacco introduces readers to the people of the besieged town of Gorazade and tells of life under the constant threat of death. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.